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THE WEST SIDE JOS. a. C, BRANT, Editor end Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATK8. iHaDVAMCSl fwjT month. . i I1 SATURDAY, BfirTEMBEft 8, 1900. Titus, the eleventh of the twelve Cess&rs, broke over the wills of Jerusalem, snd private Titui, of Kansas, was the first man of the allied armiet to scale the walls of Pekin. Probably he beat the other bore in awimming the moat. . Of all monopolies brought to light this year the Tammany joe trust is the mesntst, and Senator James K. Jones' round cotton bale trust the roost voracious. Oom Paul and Bobs are fighting each other by proclamations, and meantime the Boers amuse them selves by working off a few more "hunters' stratagems." By resorting to flight the imper ial authorities of China put the proper label on themselves. They are now fugitives charged with many outrageous crimes. ;; ; Two voting men. Georee Faber and Fred Raymond, of St Paul, plead guilty of hunting out of sea son, before Justice Koester the pant week and were fined $15 and coets. They were caught in the act and were lucky to get off so easy. This should be a lesson not only to these boys but to a number of ethers in this section who are not only vio lating the game law but trespassing as well, Illegal shooting is being watched by private game wardens and others. Gervais Star. , The man who refuses to adver tise because it "stirs up opposition" is always afraid to reduce prices and offer bargains for the same reason. The man who advertises, says an' exchange, is desirous of stirring up opposition. He courts it because he has bargains for his customers and fears the competi tion of no man. Deal with the live advertiser and you will always be getting the best bargains and the beet style of goods. The Chinese court in Pekin lived in what was was called "The Tem ple of Heaven." They probably concluded, upon the arrival of the Americans, that it was more like the realms of Hades and evacuated it in abort order. There is said to be a man in this vicinity who boasts of having killed over one hundred Chinese pheasants this season. Another man was seen to shoot a pheasant Friday morning near the railroad depot, and many times has it been report ed that every day in the week the sound of guns can be heard. As the season for shooting these birds does not open until October 1, it would seem to be the duty of any one knowing of these violations of law to report the same to the game warden. The possibility of the ostrich being used as a kind of two-legged saddle horse, as the natives of Ab yssinia are said to have employed it, was demonstrated at Pasadena, Cal., recently. A man not .only mounted a full-siied male ostrich and rode 100 yards on its back, but also had a photographer take a picture of . him on his feathered steed. - Canada boasts of one of the most wonderful farms in the world. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that everything is worked by electricity. Two waterfalls within the bounds of the farm, some 60 feet and 180 feet high, furnish the motive power, a central power house being erected near, and the current is transmit ted by wires to every available place on the farm. . To Carry Exhibit Free. The Southern Pacific . company set a mark for liberality on pro gressive lines when it offered to car ry all exhibits to and from the state fair free. This action of the com- any places every county on its ine in easy reach of the state fair this year, and will enable the southern portion of the state to ex hibit her famous fruits, Vegetables and irrains at a small expense. The following letter is so plain and to the point that it needs no further comment other than to say it is up to the people now to insure a sue cessful fair: "Portland, July 26. Mr. M D. Wisdom, Secretary State Board of Agriculture, Portland, Or. Dear Sir: In order to encourage exhibit ors and attendance at the state fair this company will transport ex hibits originating at points on its lines within the confines of the state to Salem and return to point of origin free of charge. Exhibitors will be required to pay the charges on shipments to Salem, which charges will be refunded when goods are delivered to the company agent for reahipment to point of origin. Yours truly, v. n. mark ham, General Freight and Paseen ger Agent." Beveriafe Will Speak. Senator Albert J. Beveridgs, In diana'! youthful and brilliant statesman, who attracted national attention during the last sesshn of congress, will deliver two campaign speeches In Oregon. This announce ment is made by the Republican State Central committee. Unfor tunately, Senator Bewidge's time in the northwest is limited, and his presence at more places is impossi ble. These two speeches will be de livered at Dallas and Salem. He will arrive in ' Portland at 7 a. m. October 2. and must to south U California that evening. The best disposition of this time that could be made by the central committee was to have htm go up on the west side train to Dallas,' arriving there at 1:30 p. in. After speaking, lu Dallas he will be driven as rapidly as Dossibls over to Salem, where he will speak again at 8 p. m. Im mediately after finishing his ipeeoh there he will take the overland train for California. . -. ff-ssewwsnwss., WASHL1GT0S LtTTEE, Attonjs Fees Is Stats Cases. The practice of engaging special attorneys by the county courts has grown in Oregon, when . counties have been Interested in litigation, and in many cases the district at torney's wishes in the matter have been entirely ignored. As the dis trict attorney is required by law to represent the state and the county inlitiKation.lt is urged that the county courts have no right to ap point special attorneys. A case of this kind has come up in Linn county that is likely to terminate In an injunction suit to prevent the court from paying the fees claimed. Following is a report of the matter from the Albany Herald, showing the objections made to the payment of fees to special attorneys: "District Attorney J. N. Hart is in Albany looking into the question of certain attorney's fees claimed for services in state cases. The case in question is that of the State vs P. O. Morris, ex-treasurer of Linn county. In this case Watson & Swan were employed by the county to assist in the prosecution. They have presented a bill to the county court for the sum of $527.50. This bill was laid over at the last meet ing of the board of county commis sioners, no action being taken as to its payment District Attorney Hart has entered a protest against the payment of this ' fee on the ground that it was the duty of the district attorney to prosecute the case, and the county had no author ity to employ other counsel to per form Uie duliee oi ine utamc. at torney. ? V . ' S "It is likelv if the bill in this case is paid by the Linn county court an injunction spit will be oommenced to prevent the payment of the wSrrant. District Attorney Hart says he has- no animosity whatever, but is simply following what be believes is bis plain duty in the enforcement of tbe law in such cases, to protect the taxpayers from needless and excessive attor neys' fees; that he has . protested against the payment of the claim of Watson & Swan for $527.50 at torney fees, and will contest the same in the courts if it is allowed, and that the same course will be pursued in every county of his dis trict. , - - HOPS. The bop market is strong, fays the Salem Statesman, and the indi cations are for better prices than are now offered. Dealers are anxious to make purchases. Many growers have refused to make contracts at tbe prices offered by the ' deaten, and bids are slowly advancing, as orders for Oregon hops reach the dealers from the east, ' , , The Oregon Hop Growers' Asso ciation has decided to accept the offer of Henry J. Ottenheimer, rep resenting Lilienthal Bros, of New York, for 3000 bales of hops at 15 cents a pound. . Mr. Ottenneimer's offer holds good until next Saturday the 8th of September, and the offi cers of the association, after discuss ing the proposition, decided to close the deal. This is the first 15 cent deal made this season. Sheriff F. W. Durbin. who has hirteen acres of hops on his fann on Howell prairie, stated that he had been offeeed 12 cents a pound for his hops. : Harvey Coyle, who is operating the Gilbert & Patterson, yard near Lincoln, has completed harvesting and bailing the crop of early Fug- glos. ' An offer of 12 4 cent .for this lot, containing 5500 pounds, has been rt-fused, and a better price is certain to be paid. . These , hops are usually valued less than the later hops, and the price offered for them indicates that the market wii open high for the later varieties. Picking is in progress throughout the valley, nearly all yards beinfl invaded by crowds of men, women and children the first of the week, and from every portion of the val ley the reports received are very satisfactory. The yield of hops ie everywhere reported better than anticipated, and it is now certain that, if the weather remains favor able, the Oregon crop will exceed all expectations in quality as wel . in quantity. - Washington; August 27, 1900. So far as this government is con cerned, the fighting In China Is over, unless it becomes absolutely necessary to fight to preserve order, and the Chinese situation will be handled by diplomacy. Before the allied army started to Pekin, the policy of this government was offi cially proclaimed, and ths world Informed that its troops were in Chins solely to protect foreigners and to preserve order. Thst policy has been emphasised by communi cations to the allied governments, calling attention to the object for for which American troops wers sent to China having been acoom- puVhed sad requesting that the other governments . maks known their intention towards China, and suggesting, if they have formed none, that an international com mission be appointed to decide up- ou a policy that all can follow. The nresident is now waiting to hear from the other gevernmenta. There are itrong reasons to be lieve that Groat Britain and Japan will be willing to join this govern ment In withdrawing troops from China, If the Chinese" government can make even a respectable show ing of iU .ability to preserve order and sustain Itself; but there is fear that Russia and Germany not only will decline to withdraw their troops, but that they will, as the re sult of an understanding' between them, declare war on China for the purpose of conquering sod control! ing the country, if allowed to do so by the other powers. This govern ment will take no part in a war of conquest against China, nor will it fight to prevent such a war. It will confine its efforts to preserve peace and the Chinese empire to diplo macy. Believing the diplomatic crisis to be at hand, the president abandoned bis trip to the G. A. R encampment, in Chicago, in order to give bis undivided attention to it. The tabulating machine used by tbe census bureau, an American in vention, has attracted world wide attention. It has already been offi daily adopted by the governments of France and Ruaria, and tbe sec retary of the statistical bureau taly, is now in Washington for the purpose of examining the work of this wonderful machine with a view to its adoption by his government or use in its next census, which will be taken in February, 1901. Judge Lemuel Wilcox, of Michi gan, who is in Washington on hit way home from a trip to Europe, talks interestingly of tbe different ideas prevalent in Europe fifty years ago and now of this country. He said: "When I was a young man, almost half a century ago, I spent a year abroad, and traveled through most of the countries of Europe. The U. 8. was then looked upon by the rest of the world much as a South American republics is now regarded. Europeans believed we were a half savage, nomadic peo ple, of little consequence in dealing with the world's affairs. Savage Indians were supposed to prowl at night through the streets of New York snd the fact that we held the negro in slavery brought us into n contempt A citizen of this country received much more con sideration if he allowed continental Europe to believe he was an Eng lishman. The change in European sentiment with reference to Amer ica is something mmeloui. The eyes of the world have been opened and the overgrown and clumsy child it was inclined to sneer at fifty years ago is now looked upon as a young giant whose friendship all people are anxious to claim. An American is treated with as much, if not more, consideration than a native of any other country. He is always supposed to be rich and to spend his money like water." - '' Pension Commissioner Evans, in his annual report, bears down bard on the pension 'sharks. He says that an official inquiry has shown that 97 out of 983 persons practic ing as pension attorneys are utterly unfitted for the work, and that 23 per cent of the total are rated aa not good.' If "that showing be cor rect, and there is no reason to doul t it, no time should be lost in revis ing the roll of attorneys and shut ting out the bad and incompetent. It is a duty alike to the applicants for pensions and to the honest and capable attorneys. The net in- -ft w crease In the names on th pension rolls during the year was 2,010, the total, June 30, standing at 992,52 1 There was a decrease in the total of expenditures of the office of $83,417. Tbe report estimates that the new law which regards a widow as de pendent if her income does not ex ceed$250 a year, will add from $3,000,000 to $4,000,000 a year to pension expenditures. It also ex presses tbe opinion ' that the pres snt congress will add largely to the pension law by new legislation. According to a contract just awarded by the navy department, the U. S. will have six new Holland submarine torpedo boats inside of eleven months, two of which will stationed on the Pacifid coast at San Francisco and In Puget Sound, while ths others will be stationed on the Atlantic coast, at Boston, Philadelphia and in Hampton Roads. PARIS IXPOftTrrON LETTER. rroof IUuUrOormpoilBl. .'. Pri France, Aug 13. A multi-millionaire may loss a hundred thousand here snd there without feeling the lost, for the majority of bit ventures are profit able and his balance sheet shows net gains. It is thus with the Unit ed Slates, the mightiest of the multi millionaires at the Paris exposition The Paris exposition is undoubted ly a losing side speculation for our country. But we are rich and will scarcely feel it. It would have been been better for us to have stayed at home than to have appeared at this feast without our best clothes. It will not do to say we have better olothea at home. Such sn excuse is not good form. Moreover we will not be believed except by our bom UiWKZ-M n hundreds o! for-sigoiitM.X-Jirs our consuls sre In ihar soutrast with the elite, edu cate!, polyglot agents of England, OaroaRy snd Rsssia. The crying ntedof our foreign trade today is not bspsr production, or more shirt but an Improved corps of eompercisi snd consular agenu nealing several languages of cos- moptlitan intellectual range and as Inttttigontly jealous for tbe Interests of tb'lr country si is the average Chtogo or New York drummer for tk. Micofle of his house. Ws have waaw w - - v the material for such s , corps, The pity i thst it is so very, raw, Frsich, German and Spanish shoild be known by those who pre- suae to. ask, for. consular places, nJ not only a smattering of , these Isoiruages but easy conversational felicity in them. The acquirement of these languages will enable tne tcholar to spesk ono more language italian; almost without study, and tot until we Insist upon this equip Rent as a sins nou for consular ap ptwtment will ws be sbls to com wis with ths astute, debonair, and folks, and ws must submit to tWwto agents sent out by other popular- judgmentrrthat, half wunwiss. . . . i is. i . s score of pigmy nationalities, in more splendid apparel than sun selves sre, by these signs, our con mercial superiors. There are . oi course those in every land who know better, but this judgment was and ts an appeal to popular ' judg ment, and if in the eye of the pub lic, who estimate a country by its dlsnlav at this exposition, we fall below Belgium and Denmark, to say nothing of Austiia and Ger many, our appearance in this field, is a failure. ' ' It is as easy to fix the blame as it is useless to do so, for by the time for the next exposition the lesson and the moral will bo forgotten. A new president and a new congress will be ready to repeat tbe extravag ance and the blunder. The fault Is radical in our shifting changing governmental personnel. It is in a system which retires public officer! as soon ss they begin to know their business; a system which imposos little sense of resposibilily upon those who know thflr tenure transient and who are answerable only for the brief day of their In cumbency. Our resources sre in exhaustible because they are the sources and forces , of nature, but another country acting as foolishly sad expending as lavishly as we do would be ruined " There are those who will tell, wltuM boslnM U U t toll J'- nt story about the appearance of the United States at this fair. Us a consequence there are some who will never know the truth about it. There are doubtless some who are incapable of seeing or believing the truth, no matter how plain it may be. I am only writing for those who want to know the truth because it is wholesome even when disagree able. The silliest patriotism, like the silliest family pride, is that which glosses and conceals, and re sents the criticism the diagnosis indispensible to cure. . We have made ourselves ridicul ous by sending a great host of com missioners to this fair, and they in turn have made us and them selves more ridiculous by insisting through official channels upon so cial recognition. Many, of them, too many, with their sisters and their cousins and their aunts, have got it, and. the way they wield and flourish and display.it makes tbe groundlings grin, the judicious grieve., The fault is at home in the vicious system which treats every appropriation to a world's fair as a junketing funotion to which every American has a right to go at gov ernment expense, provided his member of congress has pull enough to put him on the roll. Would thst this vicious system stopped at Paris or were as ephemeral as .the Paris exposition. . But we know it.U;.ihe bane of our diplomatic and consular services, and that it results in our iii.iiiitiniiisf There will be at least 1W car loads of prunes raised in the Shaw and Liberty di'trlots nesr Balem this year.' r Notice for rsbllcatloa. LAND omCK ATOaKOONCITV.ORKOO.t ! Stttamktrl.ats, Krtlc it arttr (Ivta I bit lk following Mttlaf baa flUd boUm f bli lPtnUB unikiflnii DNiur la inKiturt or nm eium. Mi Hurt Mid proof it bt ntM bstor tht Couuty C'Urk of Kolk County, t IMIm, Or oa.oa twiobvr U, WO, (or lb. m w uof n w M 4 S of s w l R). IO.TV HI W, .MmHiu following wunowfl in dtvtv bttentiHtiuau. roililoua upon tttd culUvtUuo Ol MM l0. YUt KiutMa 1. Itasno. of MtunrUwf. Or nm Haokul. nf Miworlnaf. OrwoO! Jlillui Millar, 01 ptif ariou, vrofun, uu.i uixm, in , Rottee for Fsklkatlea. UWD orrtCK AT OSKUON CITY, OKKUOM Stptombcr I, IMk NailMla haNbr ln thai lh Inl'owln ntmfrd Millar b flhxl notta of bii luUnlluu hull Hnal tumif lit aonixtrt of bl clilm. tod that Mid pmof will bo oiad before Ik luuniy oi roi viof, m imuw, v.w 01) M UPUW.I U, IW, lor lh H k"i N W U. S I U of N W H Md Ha UIBIM ma loiinwioa wubiwi. wv pnp.a kk oonltRuoua ml (tone upon nodoulUvoUuk ol Mid lnd. l ... , . Kufono B. Kan no, of Saorloof. Oronj Tkumaa 0. Ckondalar, ol HuftrK!. Orvfun; ttllua Millar, of iurlnl, Oregon; Qua! 1)1- & fth 'BHi'fc. Q ' , Goyd gvcKiraf" UightTrices Make Easy jSelling. A Qur iootis arfj !fijst-cla8," our pricGH as low as the & Aiowestfluality- of goods considered... W 2y Al'l? kinds of country produce, bought at the Saf1 J Higher Market Price. ; . ' ' , Gssis Uw YlslaM. Game Warden Qulmby it In ,t a a, . . . A - - a . . city accompanied by aepuiy gm warden T. A. Powell of nalsey. YesUrdsy Mr. Qulmby laid Detore )eputy Prosecuting Attorney "Ksi- ra case ol serious nature, mr. owoll was riding along ths road near Halsey when he came upon a man named Clemens, who was car-rtflno- a irun and a susulcious look jn-u .. , no m .om. and nau a mru ouk loliowlng him. In pursuincs of i . . . a a -mmm u a. rwm mam mm mmi . IS OUIT ukuuvt . ' I r.t.' Mr. Powell requostrxl that be ne permitted to see the Interior of the i , ri.i. ri ...i wMiii.ia game uag. mio, vi"" - ly refused to auow, ana sohrp. r - k a a. 1 1 kn In a near-bv Darn. mr. rowm " . . .. r ... j MmainMi in the couniv roai.i i nslsted that he be permitted w perform his duty. Thereupon tne man threatened to kill him, saying If vntt iviim near me I will kill you," and sdded, "The next time 1 ' . .L. . Ill I . t.i.aral .W meei vou inero wm.iw m On scoount of the serious nature of the case no action will be taken until Mondavi-I'romcuunv ahot- hftv Hart will be in the- city, and Clemens will be arrested on three charges, vl: Killing-pheasant out of season, trespass, ana lor uirwf ening to kill Mr. Powells .,." MT. WUIIBUV o'J same wardens in every 'ftreci net In tinn county and when birds sre killed but of sua son the onenuers nosy count on beUig caught, (Tle la will be enforced vbrorouely and tbe only way to escspe punishment is to obey the law. Atoanjr jaeraw Says the Orange Judd Farmer "In some of the counties fn Iowa a corobidation was lately effected by men owning ithreshtng mschipes A schedule of prices was published Tbe farmers objected at once.' The threshing prices were higher than they had been accustomed to pay - - a a ing. Publio meetings were called and an agreement has been reached looking toward the purchase and operation of threshing roaohlnes on the oo-opcrauve Plan, ine Hum eri will not' employ union niach ines.. Tbis is the right plart Meet uniust combinations by Intel lieent co-oneratloh and half the troubles of the farmer - will die 4i- C:1D.; Galfeatbi j. a r-i rt " -1 a raacy mmm. e an Opera House block, flsln Street, Independence. H US . EM iilila 1 t sir mm m Share cf Tour hmm BssBsctfull; IV ' .v .v . f ' .' i-i ; t ,' v... - Ml !.i ' -Hi-fi 4 ' f0 ,t ' J' J 5 . r . i r j. . ... .. v.. ' ' httrstoil tu LUMBER OF! ALL KINDS vi '" ii'P'P' f Cedar Shingles.' NOTEt-Weh-iVe a nrst-class dry kiln wblch enable us io give you tbor ounUljf dry lumber. . appear." WANTS D ACTlVSi "MAK 0 GOOD o' armtUr to dollrrr and eollnd In Orocnn lor old oaWhllahad Wauufarturlnl vholowlo biNxa. ouQ a rr par. MunMtr moro lliao aiporianoa roqulrad, Our roh-ranoa, anr ..b i a alia. EnrliM aaU-addrtaard aumpod eovalopa, Maoularturara, Talrd Vloor. KM Dearborn SI.,Cbloaa, NeUee for PsklleaUes. rtrat pub. Aof . II. LaJl pub. OeC U T1MHXR LA1I. ACT JUNK a, 1117a. 1 ColUd SlaM Uad OfSoa, al Orojoa City, i Oragou, Au(ualUi,lD. SollMUharahr (lian that In eonpUanoa wllb lb prorMnna of lha al of Oniivaa ol Jnaaa, l7H.anUitadAa act lor tba aala oi Uaiiiar iMwta In lb Siamt ol Calllurtila, Or .on, Nevada, aod VV Mhlu(rl..n Tvrrltorr," ..L.n.ll u. all lha lublULaBd HlalM hi trl of Auaual i, Mormann lllrblair,ol lnd Mndaaoa, mooiyof rHlk.Hlaiof oracna.bM ilila day flttxt In thla ooa hla aworn alatc ' -. v.'". av i.a M..i.aa ua n ),w Sw U, NW VofiiW !',". Mot NW of mw. lion No. St. In lownablp No. I K, rani No. I waaj.and oSr prool u .bow iliat tli land aooab W more voiuabla Air II Umb'-r or aUue tlutS Sir aaileultural purpoaoa, aod tooatab- IUU tin olalia to aala ina ornir in iuiMr and KooaWar of thla ufflo al Orcoo City Or. gon, nn rriiur, in in oa or www, iww. Ha naniaa aa wi.uaaaaa: w lai Hiaii t. . atiuiu aoo( k-nlw Ultr. Or.: Mlobavl U. Flrnn. of talta tn. or i albarl N. Hoblnaon. of rail Otty.Wr.i Jcruma Dornatfo, ol lndpiindno, ur. Asjr and all perwiMelaliiilns advcraely tbr kbiv.dacrlod lauda ar miueated to fllr umr Biaima in tnia omoa; oa or ociore wo win oay oi uowoar, iwi ' VMaa, II. jnuonaa), llellr, Does the Baby Thrive If not somethlntfrnuitbe wrong with Its food. If the mother's milk doesn't nour ish it she needs SCOTTS EMULSION. It supplies the t elements of fat required for I the baby. If baby Is not nourished by iu anincisi food;, then .( requires : Scott's Emulsion ' Half a teaspoonful three ' or four times a day In its ! bottle will have the desired effect It seems to have a i magical effect upon babies and children. A lilty-cent bottle will prove the truth of our statements. ' . t ShouU 4W tkta la tummtr ss - W0iiai wiater. . . and It. 00, all drugjlitl. SCOTT A BOWNE, ChmUu, N.w York. : Sotlee fur Pslillratloa. rinit pub. Au. 11. Lail pub. Oct. 18. TIMBKS UNO ACT. JUNK I, UTO. United Stat Land Offloo, Onnii City, Oron, Aufuat, lim. i Notlo la baraby (Ivan that In oomullanoe with tha orodalona of tba aot of UoDjiruM ol iunnil.lMa.auuiied1 Anaot lor lliu aal ol Umber land In th But olCalllorula, Ore. ion, Nsrada, and Waahlniton Territory," aa eiuinilwl to all the runuo Land tiiauia or aoi of Autf n.tt. lMri. Hanlamln K. Ruaaall. of al, day nied In llila olflca hla aworn lalaineut. Mo, ki. mr in purcnaaa or ina nn h oi am. lion Vi, In li.wualilp No. T 8, rn re No. I waat, aid will olTnr proof to itinw lliat tbo land aouibt la mora valuable for ll Umber or alon uian nir aanouuurai parpnaa. ana io eavau. nan in eiaun ui aaia land oaior iu iwKi-ior and Keoelvr or tbl ooiu at urecon i-ny, Orefon, on rrldav, lh Mill day ofOelobur, - H namaa aa iWltneaaaai John J.ColHoi.ol Albany. Oreann: frank Devlue, or Albany, Ofinou: Al'llab William, of Albany, Oreaoa; uaivin K. HoDeri. oi Aioanr. uraron. , Any and all oaraona olalmlna advcraely tba aboYtMlnauiibed land! are requealed to fllo their olalina In thla oflle on or before aald itu dajrol October, I WO. , ml,li,auinuil . Hexliter Rotlee for Pablleatloa. ; Flrat pnb. Aug. 11 ljut pub.O.13 ! TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE J.1K78. Vnlled Slat Land Offlne. Oregon City, On-gon, AUiuattlb, 1V00. Kotlnc la hanihy riven that In oomnllano With the provlalonaof th aot of Coiigruaa ol Joue S, 1K7H entlllud "Au aot for tha aale ol timber landi In the Rtalea of Callfnrula, Ore gon, Nevada, and Waanlngtou Torruory," etlended to all tha Public Land Hiatal bv i at aot nl Wiwt icla.. Htete oi wiacon In. baa thla day Died in thla office bli aworn lWi, Calvin K. Hobert, mty ol IHxiglea, State of ol Augual i Superior, conn tateiuent No tufa, lot the puirhane oi tne w t llf ly U I .. .. I.Tn..t,ln TJ. Rioufl no. a nr. ana will uaur uroui w aiiiiw tba the land aolight ! more valuable (or 4lta"timber or atone than lor agrlonltural .aurnoaua. and tu aalabllah nil claim loaald laiid belor th Kegtater and Receiver ol thla dice at Oregon t;ity, uregon, on rriuay, uie oi uoioner, iww. jonn j. t.ouini, oi oi Kith day ua namea aa wuneeee Ihanv. Oreaon: Frank Devlne. ol AlbnliV resoui Benlamln V. Kuaaell.oi Albany. Or, Yin- Abllah Wllllama.ol Albanv.Oraa-on. - Any and all poraoua claiming adverauly the abovc-deaorlbed landa are requettod to Die their clalmi In thlaofflloe on or before aald 2Uth day of October, WOO. . i Keglater. ii. n. UNDERTAKER, INDEPENDENCE, - OREGON illi Depart , THE SCHEOUUS. Arrlb rk'iaan. Halt Uke, Jenver. . ESKSmZ n Worth. Omaha, i Siml. Kanaaa. 6ty. St. 4 p.m., aChU".d 'v. Ailantle Salt Uke, Denver. Ft K.nrVea W'orlh,()maha,Kan. 7 . m, " l'hle" ""' K"L ; - " Walla Walla, Lewi. Bnokana Um.Mpokaue, Mlu Vlyer neapolla, Ht. V, A.m. Mpni iHiluth.illlwaukea, -y-, - Chicago and Kat. j ,, . ; ... T T OCEIN STEaMSNIPt. . .?..-. ... nm All aalllng dale anb Pm JeelU. change- ...' for ran Krancmoo Mail every 6 day a ""DalTF" Columbia River " KiSundaf ttaauiera. '" p,m;- SaMlrda, WJSi K,iin4, 10 p m t t-andluga., . -. .. WllUmett and : .. ., " Tamhlll Hlvera. II A) p.m. MSK"r Ofasoa Dayton; """ audWay-Laudlnga ift,. a,m. WlllamatU Klvar. "t:J0p.rn. "STS-Sl? Portland to Oorvallla n.. Wed Uniparta Snake River.' v- Uwla JW).m. tun, dally Dally jtlparlato Uwlatop. ; Ba.'tn. la. m. Willamette Hirer. tiHOp.m. Bi.-uud'r ', Ka.Hunfl'y ' Oregon. Oltr, Newberg, Ralem, , Intle.',: penjlenoe A Wiy landlnga,atBarner Modoo leavea Portland on Mon, Wed. and Friday. -- leavea Independence Tuea, Thura, Hat, at 1:30 A.M. kjir. Ruth leavea Independence: ', Kor Portland Away landing, Alon, Wed, Krl, I A M. rt Oorvallla a way landlbga Tuea. Thura. Sat, 5:80 f.M. ' ; v T ' for full lnrmatlon eall.an p. R. 4 N. Agt, AL. HKKHOU , I ndependenoe, br ftddreM ,W. H. HURLBURT, Vi , tieaeral Paaaenger Afent 'rOKTUAND OR wlii, Tbe United States Cream Separator is a first class machine in every respect, , . , Parties wishing to buy a Cream Separator sre referred to Mr. C. K: Eldridge, who is es tablishing tbe Creftraejy here. He is a practical man and not intsrected la the Bale of any par Ucnlar machine. . . , Tot sale by l:R;a 17A0E j?, nn s st: ; A. J. Goodman, Mgr. . MAIN STREET - ' - ' INDEPENDENCE 2: laiaiaiaiuuiiaiiiianiiaiiHiaaiail -.2 f wma nn s ' il VaSfA ' - B - A ii-Tlie IVlajestic Steel Range TrfC GREAT MAJESTIC 9 at .. ia ' I Jl 1 9 , - laran. m$ an. co. I . . I J - g , jrw,Ualt. Nip' OJJH1 I ' j ! ' ' fe ; ; - with a wroagbMron top as like tne peddasrsMll only r WV DVil blHTUI IVVUf Hl V aW twenty dollars lem ' rd liiscvntn J and oiler the same ' terpia and time that he does, only we are here all the " time to make good our n - Ruaraniee, ana you are n roruinate u you see more than onoe. him THE GREAT MAJESTIC 8ee oar Ranitea -and get . prices before buying. - H V hi F. E. CHAMBERS, a , piiuvponupiivv , ; , .-; , , , - . yruyuii ip. miMw . SOUTH and EAST -via- SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO . Shasta Route. Train leave Independonue for Portland and way atatlona al 8,-Oft p. m. Leave for Certallli at 1100 a. . 7:00 p. m, 10:M) p. m. inn a. in. t:3&a,m. 8:15 a m. 11:15 a. m 9-00 a. m ' l-.'ifi a. ra v:S0a, m 7:00 a, m 0:00 p. m 8:110 a. m ' OiMa, m 4:00. m p. m 0:t2 a.m 12:43 p. m PulMan arid Tourtat oar on both train Ct air oara Uaeraroeuto to Ogden and Kl Hmo and tourlat oar to Chicago, St. Louie, New Orlean and Warhlngton. . .: Connecting at flan Frnuelaoo with lever ateamahlp Hnea for Honolulu, Japan. China Philippine"! Central d South America, BeeMa.O A. WiwxMt at Independence ta Uon,oraddra r . o. H. HARKItAM,' General Paaaenger Agent forUaad, Or. If .Portland Lv Albany. r Aiblaud , Haoramento Ban FranclMO... - aa " Ogden " Denver " Kanaaa Oltr.... " Chicago...,.... ' Loi Angeloi " Kl Paao " Fort Worth City of Mexloo, " Houaton ,...M,. New Orleani..., Wathlngton ; New York,..;... 8:80 a. m, 12:H0p.in. . nm a. m. , 600 p. m. 7:4ft p. m. ,. S:4S a. m. , 0:00 a. m. ,, 7:2Aa, m. .' 7:45 a m. 1:20 p. m. 6:00 p. m. 6:80 a. m. , 9M a. m. 4:00 a.m. 6:2ft p. m. 6:42. m, 13:43 p. m. w ' '" fe, r MAKES MAKE i g . af , ' - V ' f ?CMll0Ml fCHaORtH 1 V ,AS AT A$f . lS Tat as, A J r . . ... . ,s "'VVksIn THE BEST PRESCRIPTION IS Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. ' The formula is plainly printed-...pr ; every, bottle -bericc ' you know just what .youare taking when. you take. Grove's. Imitators dd not advertise" their 'formula "knowing :vhatt you would - not: buy their medicine, if . iyouVAnew what U ibontaWd; f. Grove's ' contains. . Iron and Quinine put ti in correct proportions and is in a Tasteless form. The .Iron 1 acts 'a$a! tonic "'Awhile the Quinine drives the malaria, out of the system. Any reliable druggist will tell you that Grove's is the Original and that all other so-called Tasteless Chill Tonics arc -imitations. An analysis of other chill" tonics shows that. Grove's is' superior to all others in every respects You are hot experimenting - when you take Grove's its superiority and excellence having I'-Jong - beeiv " established. " Grove's is the only Chill Cure, sold throughout , the... entire malarial section of ., (fee United Sutc. "No Cure, No Pay. Price, 50c. - : 4 a (a :